Makasae

Makasae
Native to	East Timor
Region	Timor Island, eastern end around Baucau and inland, west of Fataluku, from northern to southern coast in a dialect chain.
Coordinates	8°39′S 126°30′E / 8.650°S 126.500°E / -8.650; 126.500
Native speakers	100,000 (2010 census)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea West Trans–New Guinea East Timor Makasae
Dialects	Makalero Sa'ane
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	maka1316
Distribution of Makasae mother-tongue speakers in East Timor
Distribution of Makalero Distribution of Sa'ane

Makasae (also known as Makassai, Macassai, Ma'asae, Makasai) is a Papuan language spoken by about 70,000 people on the eastern part of East Timor, in the districts of Baucau and Viqueque, just to the west of Fataluku. It is the most populous Papuan language in Timor and neighboring islands.